Antonyms for ground
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : ground |
| Phonetic Transcription : graÊŠnd |
Definition of ground
Origin :- Old English grund "bottom, foundation, ground, surface of the earth," especially "bottom of the sea" (a sense preserved in run aground), from Proto-Germanic *grundus, which seems to have meant "deep place" (cf. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Danish, Swedish grund, Dutch grond, Old High German grunt, German Grund "ground, soil, bottom;" Old Norse grunn "a shallow place," grund "field, plain," grunnr "bottom"). No known cognates outside Germanic. Sense of "reason, motive" first attested c.1200; electrical sense is from 1870.
- noun earth, land
- verb base, set; educate
- verb restrict; drop in place
- He looked above to estimate the ground he could cover on the morrow.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- But Mr. Paine assured her that letters were likely to be irregular, and there was no ground for alarm.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- As she had two protectors against a fifth proposal of marriage, she stood her ground.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- He dashed the paper to the ground, and gave himself up to his madness.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- But as for running him into the ground, they had lost their appetite for such fighting.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- I promise you we'll keep on your trail until we've run you all into the ground.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- That gave a ground of hope for her influence with him that his sister had long lost.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- He obeyed and rose, but with a little cry dropped on the ground.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- She was too utterly unacquainted with the ground to venture.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- The two boys sat on the ground with their arms about each other.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
Synonyms for ground
- acquaint
- arena
- bar
- beach
- bottom
- bring down
- coach
- dirt
- discipline
- dock
- down
- dust
- establish
- familiarize
- fell
- field
- fit
- fix
- floor
- found
- indoctrinate
- inform
- initiate
- instruct
- introduce
- knock down
- land
- landscape
- level
- loam
- mow down
- old sod
- park
- predicate
- prepare
- prevent
- prime
- qualify
- real estate
- rest
- sand
- settle
- sod
- soil
- stay
- strand
- teach
- terra firma
- terrain
- train
- turf
- tutor
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